‘Unexpected surgery’ to keep AG from committee appearance Tuesday

Parliamentarians will have to wait a bit longer to hear from the auditor general again.

Michael Ferguson, the auditor general, will not be at the public accounts committee meeting Tuesday morning as had been previously scheduled. He underwent an “unexpected medical procedure” on Saturday and has had to postpone his appearance.

There were no further details as to the nature of the procedure provided to iPolitics, but committee chair, NDP MP David Christopherson, wished Ferguson a quick recovery in a statement issued Monday afternoon.

The committee expects to speak to him when he is able, and at his earliest availability, according to the statement from Christopherson’s office.

Ferguson was due to answer questions about his spring report, wherein his office looked into the decision-making process surrounding Canada’s procurement of 65 F-35 fighter jets.

He had already testified to committee on the subject, but had been asked to return in light of further testimony given in the meantime by departmental officials.

Instead, the committee will continue on with a planning session for future business, beginning at 8:45 a.m., Tuesday.